Jigging contest 2024
We were getting jiggy before "jiggy" was even a thing!
53rd JIGGING CONTEST
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 12 p.m. (noon)
Location: Relais du Voyageur at the Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM) Salle Jean-Paul Aubry, 340 Provencher Blvd
Registration: Online pre-registration or same day in-person registration is permitted. See contest rules below for more details.
SCHEDULE
11 AM | Doors open / Registration starts
12 PM (noon) | Program begins
12:10 PM | Performance by the Official Voyageurs
12:30 PM | Jigging Contest begins
• Categories | 10 years and under / 11 to 13 years / 14 to 17 years / 55 years and older / Open
• Presentation of awards
4 PM | Jigging Contest ends
CATEGORIES
10 & under
1st place
$50
2nd place
$40
3rd place
$30
4th place
$20
5th place
$10
11 to 13
1st place
$60
2nd place
$50
3rd place
$40
4th place
$20
5th place
$10
14 to 17
1st place
$100
2nd place
$75
3rd place
$50
4th place
$20
5th place
$10
55 & over
1st place
$100
2nd place
$75
3rd place
$50
Open
1st place
$200
2nd place
$150
3rd place
$100
4th place
$60
5th place
$40
aDMISSION
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to attend the Jigging Contest.
$10 (adult) | $5 (6-17) | Free (5 and under) | Free for registered participants and their guardian if under 18 years old
Rules and Regulations
Each contestant must confirm their registration through one of the following methods:
• The preferred method is pre-registering online at https://forms.gle/k5ukmD5ovLRSe4m79 by 12 p.m. February 23. Those pre-registered must still check-in at the registration table upon arrival (alternatively, in person can be done between 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on the day of competition)
• Only the registered contestants will be allowed to participate in the contest;
• Each contestant can only register for one category;
• Contestants will be expected to demonstrate the basic step three times along with three distinct changes;
• A fiddler will be provided and will play the Red River Jig;
• Contestants can use alternative fiddlers if they choose, but they must play three changes of the Red River Jig;
• Contestants’ jigging order will be determined randomly by the registration volunteers ;
• There will be two qualified judges and the judges decisions will be final;
• Any contestant winning the Open category three (3)consecutive times will not be eligible to participate the following year;
• The judges may, at their discretion, request contestants of the Open category to repeat their initial performance in groups of 3 or 4 according to the order assigned to allow judges to better assess their individual performance;
• Participants are not permitted to use taps;
• Free admission for all contestants (and a guardian if under 18 years of age).
For more info, please contact Patti Kusturok, Event Coordinator, via phone or text at (204) 890-3435 or by email at [email protected].
RESULTS
2022
9 years old and Under: Matthieu French
Age 10-13: Ashlyn Cote-Squire
Age 60+: Winston Wuttunee
Open: Janessa roy
2021
9 years old and Under: Savanna Anderson
Age 10-13: Peyton Habinski
Age 60+: Ed Poitras
Open: Jessica Lavallee
Virtual: Shawn Sasakamoose - Ahtahkaoop, Sashatchewan
2020
9 years old and Under: Rosalee Berens
Age 10-13 : Peyton-Lynn Harbinski
Age 60+: Winston Wuttunee
Open: Jessica Lavallée
2019
9 years old and Under: Bridgette Kantimere
Age 10-13 : Payton Habinski
Age 60+: Jennine Krauchi
Open: Ryan Richard
2018
9 years old and Under: Peyton Habinski
Age 10-13 : Clarissa Spence
Age 60+: Jennine Krauchi
Open: Felicia Morrisseau
2017
9 years old and Under: Piper Bresser
Age 10-13 : Clarisa Spence
Age 60+: Verna Spence
Open: Felicia Morrisseau
2016
9 years old and Under: Cassity Kent
Age 10-13 : Brooklyn Rees McKay
Age 60+: Joyce Beach
Open: Ryan Richard
2015
9 years old and Under: Clarissa Spence
Age 10-13 : Thalia Ducharme
Age 60+: Claudette Penner
Open: Ryan Richard
2013
9 years old and Under: Thalia Ducharme
Age 10-13 : Sara Lambert
Age 60+: Joyce Beach
Open: Kalem McLennan